March 2025
Read all the UK Parliament news for March 2025.

Disabilities Minister to be questioned on DWP’s approach to vulnerable claimants
MPs on the cross-party Work and Pensions Committee will question Disabilities Minister Sir Stephen Timms on how the Department for Work and Pensions protects vulnerable people engaged with the benefit system.
07 February 2025

Lords debates impact of arts sector on jobs and growth
Members discuss contribution of creative industries to productivity, jobs and the government's growth plan. Catch up
07 February 2025

Value of lifelong learning debated in the Lords
Members discuss positive impact of ongoing education on social, economic and personal wellbeing. Catch up
07 February 2025

Lords concludes detailed check of National Insurance Contributions Bill
Members consider changes to draft law on national insurance contributions. Catch up
07 February 2025

Carbon capture: High degree of uncertainty whether risky investment by Govt will pay off
While lessons learned from past failures in introducing technology, PAC report warns Govt has not assessed likely impact on consumer energy bills of carbon capture programme
07 February 2025

Foreign disinformation and manipulation campaigns: expert witnesses give evidence
Foreign Affairs Committee examines the nature, origins and techniques of foreign disinformation campaigns
06 February 2025

Community Mental Health Services: MPs hold first evidence session and hear from people with lived experience
The Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry on Community Mental Health Services gets underway next week with a first evidence session exploring patients’ experiences of accessing services.
06 February 2025

Lords 'tidies up' Data (Use and Access) Bill
Members vote on intimate images as Data Bill has its final checks in the Lords. Find out more
06 February 2025

Are prisons and probation working in Wales? MPs launch inquiry
A cross-party committee of MPs has today launched an inquiry into how prisons, probation and rehabilitation are delivered in Wales.
06 February 2025

Apprenticeships bill has report stage in the Lords
Further scrutiny of apprenticeships bill concludes at report stage. Catch up
06 February 2025

Failings in FCA proposals to publish enforcement investigations highlighted by Committee report
Financial Services Regulation Committee publishes its report ‘Naming and shaming: how not to regulate’.
06 February 2025

MPs to debate a petition on inheritance tax relief for working farms
MPs will debate a petition relating to inheritance tax relief for working farms.
05 February 2025

Industrial Strategy for Clean Power : How can UK plc capture its fair share of the economic potential of the energy transition?
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee launches a one-off hearing on the UK’s Industrial Strategy for Clean Power
05 February 2025

Mission Control: can the UK really reach its Clean Power 2030 goal?
Committee questions the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero’s “Mission Control” unit
05 February 2025

Retrofit failures: How do we move forward on warm homes?
Committee hears from witnesses with direct experience of insulation failures
05 February 2025